Manifold order-book.



No. 659,4| 3. Patented oet. 9, I900.

T. MCDOWELL.

MANIFOLD 'UBDER BOOK.-

(Application filed. Feb. 3, 1899.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet I.

Inventor.

W itnesses.

I Attorney.

No. 659,413. Patented Oct. '9, I900.

T. mnowsLL. MANIFOLD ORDER BOOK. (A licationji d 1m.- a, 1899.) (NoModel.) 2 Sheets 8heet 2.

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' //1/:L Attorne UNrrnn STATE-1S. PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS MCDOWELL, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, Assienon o THE OARTER-CRUMECOMPANY, on SAME PLACE.-

I'VIANIFOLD ORDER-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Iatent No. 659,4=l3, dated October9, 1900. Application filed February 3, I899. Serial No. 704,339. (Nomodel.)

f0 all whom it may-concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS MCDOWELL, of Niagara Falls, in the county ofNiagara, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Manifold Order- Books, of which the following, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to manifold orderbooks or sales-books, andhasparticular relation to triplicate sales-books or those containingoriginals and two sets of copies; and the object of my invention is toproduce a more simple and convenient book of this class v and one thathas one of its sets of copy-sheets in book-form which is separable fromthe main portion of the complete book, thus allowing the removal of oneset of copies in suitable condition for filing away and the readyinsertion of a new set of copies when desired.

In the drawings hereto annexed and forming a part of this specification,Figure l is a top view of my preferred book when open. Fig. 2 shows thesame with the hinged section turned down. Fig. 3 shows an edge View ofthe book when closed.- Fig. 4 shows the lower-edge view when open. Fig.5 shows the right-hand side edge of the book when open. Fig. 6 shows thesame with the hinged section raised, and Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic viewof several of the folded leaves.

Referring now specifically to the drawings, and particularly to Figs. 1to 6, inclusive, the cover A is composed of a rigid or stiff back a, andfront a, hinged at a by suitable flexible material, as usual. Theright-hand leaf of the cover or back a is provided with a pocket I),which is preferably nearly as extensive as the back, though it may bemuch smaller, and which opens at or near and on a line parallel with theflexible hinge a of the cover-A. The

extent of this pocket I) is shown by the broken lines 19 in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings. The slit or opening edge of the pocket is shown at b. Thepocket bis designed to receive the righthand leaf of a cover 0,preferably a flexible cover, of a small book- B, containing leaves B, ofthin manifold paper, which are permanently bound to the cover 0 at itsfold or on a line between its two leaves and retain the book B inposition for use. The leaves B form the second set of duplicates, arenumbered correspondingly, and when formed of .thin paper occupy butlittle space and do not greatly increase the thickness of the book.

The book B is made smaller than the cover A and carried in the pocket.-When the leaves of the book B are all used, the said book is removedfrom the pocket I) and is in good condition for preservation and filing.

Secured near or preferably to the lower right-hand edge of the cover Abya hinge d, of flexible material, is a base or board D, which extendsto the upper edge, but preferably not to the side edge of the cover.This board is adapted to be lifted and turned over to the position shownin Fig. 2. Aftera leaf B has been used this board is raised and the usedleaf is then placed beneath the board,

the latter resting upon it, and this operation is performed at each timeone of the leaves" are shown lying upon the left-hand side of v thecover 0. The broken lines 0 indicate the edge of the cover 0 within thepocket.

On the board D is a pile of original and duplicate sales-slips composedof folded leaves bound together at one edge, preferably the upper edge,as shown in the drawings, with lines of perforations at the foldsbetween the originals f and the duplicates f and lines of perforationsbetween the leaves and bound edge, which forms a stub from which theleaves may be separated. This form and arrangement of leaves is wellknown as the Paragon form or style and need not be more fully describedherein. These originals and duplicates, forming the folded leaves, maybe held on the board D by attaching the bound edge of the leaves to theupper end of the board or hinged section by any suitable and well-knownmeans, as staples or rivets, but preferably by a suitable spring-clampI, as shown in the drawings. The clamp shown .in the drawings consistsof a base-plate j described herein. The base-plate j of the clatnp I ispermanently secured upon the top side of the hoard, near its upper edge,in a position to clasp and hold the stub or hound edge of the leaves.Such spring-clamp allows an easy removal of the stub after all theleaves have been used and the insert-ion of a new pile of folded leaves.The npperend of the single carbon-sheet C is also held by the saidclamp, lies upon the top of the pile, and is of such a length as to beincloscd by the upper folded leaf, the lower end thereof extendingnearly to the fold. Both sides of the carbon or transfer leaf are coatedwith transferring composition, so that only the single sheet is requiredto tnake a copy on both duplicates or the duplicate and triplicateleaveswhen the original is written upon.

To prepare the book for use, the original or upper sheet f, usuallytermed the flyleaf, is raised and the first or upper thin leaf B of thesmall book B is turned over and laid upon the carbon-sheet, the latterof course, lying upon thednplicate below. Then the original or fly-leafis laid upon the said thin sheet or duplicate B. It will be readilyunderstood that any writing now done upon the fly-leaf or original willbe copied upon both the duplicate and triplicate or first and secondduplicates by the single transfersheet between them. After the writingis finished the original and its attached or integral duplicate iseasily separated from the s ub i or bound end on the perforated linenear the clamp, and the original and duplicate may be separated fromeach other on the perforated line at the fold. After the separation ofthe said leaves from the book the base or board D is raised more or lessand the thin duplicate leaf 1%, bearing the copy, is placed beneath thebase. Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings show a number of these thin leavesbeneath the base. \Vhen the book is closed before the leaves have beenused, they assn me the position shown in Fig. 3-that is, the unusedleaves of the small book are turned over with the covers 0 and A to restupon the pile of originals and integral duplicates. The leaves of thesmall book 13 may be secured together at. the center or hinge bystitching, staples, or other suitable means, and when it is desirable todetach the thin leaves perforated lines on opposite sides of and near tothe staples or stitching may be provided.

Any matters shown and described herein relating to form of cover, thehinged base, and the position of the leaves relative to the cover, butnot claitned, are not dedicated to the public, but form thesubject-matter of separate applications filed on even dateherewith-namely, Serial Nos. 704,338, 704,340, and 704,341;

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a manifold order-book, the combination with the pile of doubleleaves, one half of which are provided with stubs bound together, whilethe other half fold in as flyleaves, perforated lines between the leavesand between the leaves and stubs, and the transfer-sheet coated withtransferring composition on both sides and of a length to be iuclosed bythe double leaves, of a cover, a base to support said pile hinged to thelower right-hand edge of the cover, a spring-clamp mounted on the freeend of the hinged base and engaging the stubs and transfer-sheet, and aset of triplicate leaves bound together and held in the book, andadapted to lie upon either or both sides of the said base and pile ofleaves, as set forth.

2. In a manifold order-book, the combination with the pile of doubleleaves, one half of which are bound together while the other half foldin as fly-leaves, and the transfersheet coated with transferringcomposition on both sides bound therein, of a cover, a base to supportsaid pile hinged to the lower edge of the cover, a spring-clamp to holdthe carbon-sheet and one end of the pile to the base, a set oftriplicate leaves and a flexible cover therefor bound together at theircenters, and a pocket in the inside of the first-mentioned covercontaining one of the leaves of the second-mentioned cover, as setfort-h.

3. In a manifold order-book, the combination with thepile of doubleleaves, one half of which are bound together while the other half foldin as fly-leaves, and the transfersheet coated with transferring composition on both sides bound therein, of a cover, a base to support saidpile hinged to the lower edge of the cover, a spring-clamp to hold thecarbon-sheet and one end of the pile to the base, a set of triplicateleaves and a flexible cover therefor bound together at their centers,and a pocket in the right-hand side of the firstmentioned cover andopening near and on a line parallel with its'central hinge receiving andcontaining the right-hand leaf of the said flexible cover, as set forth.

4. In a manifold order-book, the combination with the pile of doubleleaves, one half of which are bound together while the other half foldin as fly-leaves, and the transfersheet coated with transferringcomposition on both sides bound therein, of a cover, a base to supportsaid pile hinged to the lower edge of the cover, means to hold thecarbon-sheet and the pile to the said base, a book containing thetriplicate leaves having its hinge opposite the hinge of thefirst-mentioned cover, the latter cover extending on all sides beyondthe other cover, and a pocket in one of the covers containing a leaf ofthe other cover, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

THOMAS MCDOWELL. [L. s.]

Witnesses:

JOHN R. DIOKSON, JAMES BENGOUGH.

